Housing more funds

Warehousing Bill, a double-edged sword for farmers

Rotting potatoes

More losses for Bihar farmers

Water wise

News Snippets

In court

Deadlock between Centre, Punjab unions leaves wheat tillers in limbo at sowing time

Urea and di-ammonium phosphate are in extremely short supply in the state as both sides slug it out

Providing the poorest landless agricultural labourers with farm tools can ameliorate their lot

An intervention carried out in Nandurbar, Maharashtra showed that the labourers earned more, in addition to increasing agricultural productivity

How to love farmers-the Modi way

Like its other policies, the BJP government's Land Acquisition Ordinance favours industry at the cost of farmers

Government attention sets pulses spinning

Pulse production in India is touching an all-time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, …

French fries prompt battle with McDonald's

Israeli farmers resent fast-food giant McDonald's intention to import the cheaper frozen French fries

Dal hybrid beneficial but costly

The hybridisation of tur dal has made it higher-yielding and less vulnerable to disease. But only rich farmers will be able to buy the seeds.

Indian farmers can take on the multinationals

Sharad Joshi, the well-known, controversial farm leader from Maharashtra, outlines a new strategy for agriculture.

Fire sparks controversy

The huge forest fire that swept New South Wales smoked out into the open a debate over the government's weak fire-fighting strategy.

Spice woes

Thousands of Mizoram farmers now face an impending financial crisis, thanks to the apathy of the state government

Heavy cotton

Following suicides by cotton farmers in various parts of the country, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Delhi, the National …

Book excerpt: How the ‘Pagri Sambhal Jatta’ Movement resonates with the 2020 anti-Farm Bills agitation

The century-old movement by Bhagat Singh’s uncle was against unjust British efforts to exploit Punjab’s farmers, notes author …

Farmers split on merits of Dunkel proposals

The attack on a Bangalore seed company was reported as the start of a farmers' movement against globalisation of agriculture. Now, some farmers …

Indian farms rely more on mechanical power

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Peru's war on 'biopiracy'

Farmers in Peru irate over US patents on 'natural viagra'

The acre-feet fuss

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